State v. Stockwell

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL
VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT
IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2),
SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Michael Stockwell,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Aiken County

James R. Barber, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-172

Submitted January 29, 2004 – Filed March 16, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia,
for Appellant,

Deputy Director for Legal Services Teresa A. Knox, Legal Counsel
Tommy Evans, Jr., Legal Counsel J. Benjamin Aplin, S.C. Dept. of Probation,
of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Michael Stockwell appeals the
circuit court’s revocation of his probation from his conviction for assault
and battery of a high and aggravated nature.  Stockwell’s appellate counsel
has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating that he has reviewed the record
and has concluded Stockwell’s appeal is without merit.  Stockwell has not filed
a pro se brief. 

After a thorough review of the record pursuant
to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams,
305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable
issues that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Stockwell’s
appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved. [1]    

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, J.J., concur. 
 

[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant
to Rule 215, SCACR.